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(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.9% in October, below the national rate of 4.1%. The state also broke September’s record for the numbers of ...
The unemployment rate went down or was the same in 11 of the 12 metropolitan areas year over year. ... ©Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development ... Wisconsin saw the unemployment rate rise ...
JobNet, a web-based system for matching applicants to employment opportunities began operation in 1996. Between 1995 and 1996, Wisconsin closed nearly all of its local unemployment offices and became the first state in the nation to implement a telephone-based claims system. [5] In 1996, the Department of Workforce Development replaced DILHR. [5]
New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 7,765 in the week ending Jan. 20, up from 6,549 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims rose to 214,000 last week ...
The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government which provides a range of services and programs, from operations, technology, and logistical support for the state, to assistance programs for low-income homes, to state gaming. The department's services to other state agencies and offices include ...
Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Wisconsin the week of Dec. 17, 2023, compared with the week prior. Unemployment claims in Wisconsin increased in final weeks of 2023 Skip ...
In 1932, Wisconsin passed the first public unemployment insurance program in the United States, offering 50% wage compensation for a maximum of 10 weeks, funded through a payroll tax imposed on employers. [11] [12] Programs were created in other states following the passage of the federal Social Security Act of 1935. Under Title III of the Act ...
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is the state education and public library management agency in the state. [231] The department is led by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a non-partisan, constitutional officer elected every four years in the spring primary, six months after the previous year's presidential election.